In 1972, David Wintz teamed up with a friend to open a guitar shop in Houston, TX. After ten years of dealing, repairing, and restoring vintage guitars, Wintz began building quality instruments and offering them for sale in 1982. At first, guitars were built in both Japan and American, but by the late 1980s, all Robin guitars were produced in the U.S. In 1993, Wintz, along with pickup winder Bart Wittrock, introduced Rio Grande pickups and Robin has used these in their guitars ever since. In 1995, Wintz introduced the Metropolitan brand of guitars that are based on the old National Res-O-Glas models.
While Robin offers several standard models, just about anything can be custom ordered. Keep in mind that all models and finishes listed in this section are based on standard features in Robin catalogs and price lists. All Robin guitars should be identified and evaluated individually. Also, Robin produced a line of bass guitars through the late 1990s, but they focused on guitars through the 2000s. In December, 2010, Robin announced that they were discontinuing production of their entire line of guitars. They continue to offer Rio Grande pickups.
Instruments previously built in Houston, TX between 1982 and 2010. Distributed by Alamo Music Products of Houston, TX.

ROBIN GUITARS Electric Guitars Models

ROBIN GUITARS AVALON CLASSIC Image

ROBIN GUITARS AVALON CLASSIC

- single cutaway mahogany body, figured maple top, mahogany neck, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with abalone dot inlay, blackface peghead with pearl logo inlay, three-per-side tuners with plastic buttons, tune-o-matic bridge/stop tailpiece,...

ROBIN GUITARS FLEETWOOD STANDARD Image

ROBIN GUITARS FLEETWOOD STANDARD

- single cutaway solid mahogany body with an extended treble horn and a raised center section, set one-piece mahogany neck, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with MOP dot inlays, split fork headstock with 4/2-per-side Grover mini Rotomatic tuner...

ROBIN GUITARS SAVOY CLASSIC Image

ROBIN GUITARS SAVOY CLASSIC

- single cutaway semi-hollow mahogany body, carved curly maple top, two f-holes, mahogany neck, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with abalone dot inlays, blackface headstock with pearl logo inlay and three-per-side tuners with plastic buttons,...

ROBIN GUITARS RANGER CUSTOM Image

ROBIN GUITARS RANGER CUSTOM

- offset double cutaway Strat-style poplar (early models) or swamp ash (later models) body with a rear body contour, body binding, bolt-on maple neck, 22-fret maple fingerboard with black dot inlays orrosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inl...

ROBIN GUITARS MEDLEY EXOTIC TOP Image

ROBIN GUITARS MEDLEY EXOTIC TOP

- offset double cutaway Strat-style mahogany body with a highly figured exotic top, ivoroid body binding, bolt-on maple neck, 24-fret maple fingerboard with black dot inlays or rosewood fingerboard with MOP dot inlays, reverse hockey stick-...

ROBIN GUITARS FREEDOM BASS Image

ROBIN GUITARS FREEDOM BASS

- offset double cutaway rounded swamp ash, poplar, or fakimba body, bolt-on maple neck, 20-fret maple fingerboard with black dot inlays or rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlays, two-per-side tuners, fully adj. bridge, available with or...

ROBIN GUITARS RAWHIDE CUSTOM Image

ROBIN GUITARS RAWHIDE CUSTOM

- similar to the Rawhide Standard, except has an ivoroid bound body and a pearloid or tortoiseshell pickguard, available in 3-Tone Sunburst, Cherry, or Old Blonde finish, 25.5 in. scale, disc. 2010.

ROBIN GUITARS MACHETE CUSTOM Image

ROBIN GUITARS MACHETE CUSTOM

- single swooping cutaway with patented three layer figured maple body, through-body maple neck, 24-fret ebony fingerboard with pearl dot inlays, blackface peghead with screened logo, 4/2-per-side Sperzel tuners, double locking vibrato, two...

ROBIN GUITARS Fleetwood Exotic Top Image

ROBIN GUITARS Fleetwood Exotic Top

- similar to the Fleetwood Standard, except has a figured maple top and ivoroid body binding, available in Tobacco Sunburst and other custom color finishes, 24.75 in. scale, disc. 2010.

ROBIN GUITARS RAWHIDE EXOTIC TOP Image

ROBIN GUITARS RAWHIDE EXOTIC TOP

- similar to the Rawhide Standard, except has a highly figured exotic wood top with a rear body contour, ivoroid body binding, and a pearloid or tortoiseshell pickguard, available in Natural finish top with complimentary back colors, 25.5 i...

ROBIN GUITARS MEDLEY PRO Image

ROBIN GUITARS MEDLEY PRO

- offset double cutaway Strat-style mahogany body, bolt-on maple neck, 24-fret maple fingerboard with black dot inlays or rosewood fingerboard with MOP dot inlays, reverse hockey stick-style headstock with six-on-the-other-side tuners, tune...

ROBIN GUITARS MEDLEY SPECIAL Image

ROBIN GUITARS MEDLEY SPECIAL

- offset double cutaway Strat-style ash body, bolt-on maple neck, 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlays, reverse hockey stick-style headstock with six-on-a-side Sperzel tuners, double locking Floyd Rose vibrato, one single coil...

ROBIN GUITARS RANGER EXOTIC TOP Image

ROBIN GUITARS RANGER EXOTIC TOP

- similar to the Ranger Standard, except has a swamp ash body with a highly figured exotic top and ivoroid body binding, available in Natural finish with complementary back colors, disc. 2010.

ROBIN GUITARS RAWHIDE HOLLOW Image

ROBIN GUITARS RAWHIDE HOLLOW

- similar to the Rawhide Standard, except has a chambered swamp ash body with a single f-hole, available in Blue, Cherry, Metallic Gold, Old Blonde, or Orange finish, 25.5 in. scale, disc. 2010.

ROBIN GUITARS MACHETE DELUXE Image

ROBIN GUITARS MACHETE DELUXE

- single swooping cutaway with patented three layer mahogany body, through-body mahogany neck, 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlays, body matching peghead with screened logo, 4/2-per-side tuners, double locking vibrato, two Se...

ROBIN GUITARS RAIDER STANDARD II Image

ROBIN GUITARS RAIDER STANDARD II

- asymmetrical double cutaway reverse hardwood body that looks like a left-handed Strat, bolt-on maple neck, 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlays, reverse headstock with six-on-one-side tuners, double locking vibrato, two humb...

ROBIN GUITARS SAVOY CUSTOM Image

ROBIN GUITARS SAVOY CUSTOM

- single cutaway swamp ash or fakimba semi-hollow body, carved arched top, two f-holes, set mahogany neck, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with MOP dot inlays, blackface headstock with pearl logo inlay and three-per-side tuners with plastic bu...

ROBIN GUITARS JAYBIRD BASS Image

ROBIN GUITARS JAYBIRD BASS

- offset double cutaway asymmetrical swamp ash body, bolt-on maple neck, 20-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlay, four-on-one-side tuners, fixed bridge, pearloid pickguard, two Rio Grande Double J J-style pickups, two knobs (v, to...

ROBIN GUITARS MACHETE PRO Image

ROBIN GUITARS MACHETE PRO

- single swooping cutaway mahogany body, bolt-on maple neck, 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with MOP dot inlays, split fork headstock with 4/2-per-side tuners, tune-o-matic bridge with STB, two Rio Gradne humbucker (Crunchbox/Punchbox) pickup...

ROBIN GUITARS RAWHIDE SLABTOP SUPREME Image

ROBIN GUITARS RAWHIDE SLABTOP SUPREME

- similar to the Rawhide Standard, except has a chambered mahogany body with a highly figured maple "slab" top and a pearloid or tortoiseshell pickguard, available in handrubbed Antique Tobaccoburst, Burnt Orange, or Charcoal Blac...

ROBIN GUITARS Raider Standard IV Image

ROBIN GUITARS Raider Standard IV

- similar to Ranger Standard II, except has two stacked coil and one humbucker Seymour Duncan pickups, tone control, five-way pickup/coil tap switch, available in Blue, Cherry, Green, Pearl White, or Purple finish, disc. 1993.

ROBIN GUITARS SAVOY DELUXE/STANDARD Image

ROBIN GUITARS SAVOY DELUXE/STANDARD

- single cutaway swamp ash or poplar semi-hollow body, carved arched top, two f-holes, mahogany neck, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlays, blackface headstock with pearl logo inlay and three-per-side tuners with plastic butto...

ROBIN GUITARS AVALON CUSTOM Image

ROBIN GUITARS AVALON CUSTOM

- single cutaway swamp ash or fakimba body, carved top, one-piece set mahogany neck, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with MOP dot inlays, three-per-side tuners, tune-o-matic bridge, Bigsby tremolo tailpiece, raised pickguard, three covered hum...

ROBIN GUITARS JAYWALKER BASS Image

ROBIN GUITARS JAYWALKER BASS

- offset double cutaway asymmetrical ash body, figured maple top, bolt-on maple neck, 20-fret ebony fingerboard with pearl dot inlay, four-on-one-side tuners, fully adj. bridge, no pickguard, two Bartolini J-style pickups, four konbs (v, bl...

ROBIN GUITARS RANGER HOLLOW Image

ROBIN GUITARS RANGER HOLLOW

- similar to the Ranger Standard, except has a chambered swamp ash body with an f-hole in the bass side, available in Blue, Cherry, Metallic Gold, Old Blonde, or Orange finish, disc. 2010.

ROBIN GUITARS MEDLEY STANDARD (II) Image

ROBIN GUITARS MEDLEY STANDARD (II)

- offset double cutaway Strat-style swamp ash, poplar, or basswood body, bolt-on maple neck, 24-fret maple or rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlays, reverse hockey stick-style headstock with six-on-a-side Sperzel tuners, double locking...

ROBIN GUITARS AVALON DELUXE/STANDARD Image

ROBIN GUITARS AVALON DELUXE/STANDARD

- single cutaway ash body, figured maple top, mahogany neck, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlays, blackface peghead with pearl logo inlay, three-per-side tuners with plastic buttons, tune-o-matic bridge, stop tailpiece, two e...

ROBIN GUITARS ROBIN OCTAVE GUITAR Image

ROBIN GUITARS ROBIN OCTAVE GUITAR

- six-string configuration that is tuned a full octave above regular guitar tuning, offset double cutaway poplar body, bolt-on maple neck, 21-fret maple fingerboard with black dot inlays or rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlays, revers...

ROBIN GUITARS RAWHIDE STANDARD Image

ROBIN GUITARS RAWHIDE STANDARD

- single cutaway Tele-style swamp ash body, bolt-on one-piece maple neck, 22-fret maple fingerboard with black dot inlays or rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlays, six-on-one-side tuners, Tele-style bridge, large three-ply black or whi...

ROBIN GUITARS SAVOY PRO Image

ROBIN GUITARS SAVOY PRO

- single cutaway mahogany body, carved arched maple top, two f-holes, mahogany set neck, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with MOP dot inlays, blackface headstock with pearl logo inlay and three-per-side tuners with plastic buttons, tune-o-mati...

ROBIN GUITARS MACHETE SPECIAL Image

ROBIN GUITARS MACHETE SPECIAL

- single swooping cutaway with patented three layer ash body, bolt-on maple neck, 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlay, blackface peghead with screened logo, 4/2-per-side tuners, double locking vibrato, two humbucker PJ Marx pi...

ROBIN GUITARS RANGER REVIVAL/REVIVAL Image

ROBIN GUITARS RANGER REVIVAL/REVIVAL

- offset double cutaway Strat-style hardwood body, bolt-on maple neck, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlays, six-on-one-side Sperzel tuners, vintage tremolo bridge, pearloid pickguard, three single coil Rio Grande pickups, thr...

ROBIN GUITARS MACHETE V BASS FIVE-STRING Image

ROBIN GUITARS MACHETE V BASS FIVE-STRING

- five-string configuration, reverse single cutaway asymmetrical body with unique layered body design, ash, koa, walnut, or other exotic wood body, bolt-on extended maple neck, 24-fret rosewood (1991-93) or ebony (1994-late 1990s) fingerboa...

ROBIN GUITARS AVALON FLATTOP Image

ROBIN GUITARS AVALON FLATTOP

- single cutaway mahogany, poplar, or swamp ash body, one-piece set mahogany neck, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlays, blackface peghead with screened logo, three-per-side tuners with plastic buttons, tune-o-matic bridge, st...

ROBIN GUITARS TEXAS RAWHIDE Image

ROBIN GUITARS TEXAS RAWHIDE

- similar to the Rawhide Standard, except has a pearloid or tortoiseshell pickguard, and two humbuckers and one single coil pickups (Muy Grande Twangbucker bridge, Halfbreed middle, and Vintage Tallboy Twangbucker neck), available in Cherry...

ROBIN GUITARS MACHETE STANDARD Image

ROBIN GUITARS MACHETE STANDARD

- single swooping cutaway swamp ash body with a patented three layer design, bolt-on maple neck, 24-fret maple or rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlays, split fork headstock with 4/2-per-side tuners, tune-o-matic bridge with STB or dou...

ROBIN GUITARS TEDLEY STANDARD VI Image

ROBIN GUITARS TEDLEY STANDARD VI

- single cutaway hardwood body that looks like a left-handed Tele, bolt-on maple neck, 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlay, reverse headstock with six-on-the-other-side tuners, double locking vibrato, one stacked coil and one...

ROBIN GUITARS RANGER SLABTOP SUPREME Image

ROBIN GUITARS RANGER SLABTOP SUPREME

- similar to the Ranger Standard, except has a chambered mahogany body with a highly figured maple top, available in handrubbed Antique Tobaccoburst, Burnt Orange, or Charcoal Black finish, disc. 2010.

ROBIN GUITARS AVALON PRO Image

ROBIN GUITARS AVALON PRO

- single cutaway mahogany body with a carved arched maple top, fully bound, one piece mahogany set neck, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with MOP dot inlays, tune-o-matic tailpiece, three-per-side tuners, two Rio Grande humbucking pickups, two...

ROBIN GUITARS MEDLEY STANDARD IV Image

ROBIN GUITARS MEDLEY STANDARD IV

- offset double cutaway Strat-style hardwood body, bolt-on maple neck, 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlays, reverse hockey stick-style headstock with six-on-a-side Sperzel tuners, double locking Floyd Rose vibrato, two stacke...

ROBIN GUITARS TONEMONGER STANDARD Image

ROBIN GUITARS TONEMONGER STANDARD

- offset double cutaway Strat-style swamp ash body with top arm and body contours, bolt-on one-piece maple neck, 22-fret maple fingerboard with black dot inlays or rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlays, six-on-one-side tuners, regular...